Other critics have slammed Trump's decision to appoint Whitaker as acting attorney general over Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein because the move puts Whitaker in charge of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, which Whitaker had been publicly critical of.

The collision occurred in a western Norway fjord as the KNM Helge Ingstad was returning from North Atlantic Treaty Organisation exercises, with 137 people aboard. The frigate was lying in the water nearly on its side with its stern under the water. The Equinor Sture oil shipment terminal, from which the oil tanker left fully loaded, was closed as a precautionary measure but reopened Thursday.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters during a news briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2018. She did not specify why the talks had been canceled or if they had been rescheduled, only saying, "We will reconvene when our respective schedules permit".

Horrifying mobile phone footage posted on social media showed a man lunging at police officers with a knife as a vehicle was engulfed in flames nearby. "He was face down, face down, and there was a lot of blood", he said. But some bystanders risked their own lives to help police stop the attacker. "They didn't know what to do because obviously in that situation it is pretty insane".

He was totally committed, he gave his all, ' Sheriff Geoff Dean told reporters at the scene last night. Police say Ian David Long , a Marine Corps veteran and resident of Thousand Oaks, was the shooter. They responded to a call at a house in April where the suspect was acting irrationally. But it had an extended magazine - one capable of holding more ammunition - that is illegal in California , Dean said.

Mr Sessions removed himself from the probe after Democrats accused him of failing to disclose contacts he had had with the Russian ambassador as a senior adviser to Mr Trump's campaign. Whitaker now becomes Mueller's new boss and judging by past statements he will be sympathetic towards Trump. I've known Jeff for a long time. "Committees of the United States Congress are conducting investigations parallel to those of the special counsel's office, and preservation of records is critical ...

When an intern tried to take the mic from Acosta to let the next reporter ask a question, he continued needling the president, who finally called him a "rude, bad person". After taking criticism for the gross mischaracterization of events, Sanders proceeded to tweet a video of the event as evidence of Acosta's "inappropriate behaviour".

Earlier, at 8 p.m., the Butte County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders for the area on both sides of Oro Chico Highway from Durham Dayton north to Estates Drive. Cal Fire spokesman Scott McClean said the fire is burning toward the city of Chico but he's "not necessarily" concerned the fire will breach the city limits.

She broke two ribs in 2012, without missing work. Ginsburg, who has already survived several battles with cancer and has even had a stent placed in her heart, keeps going back to work because she loves her job and she knows how incredibly important it is.

They could now launch investigations into Mr Trump's administration and business affairs, from tax returns to potential conflicts of interest. Russian President Vladimir Putin denies any involvement in Trump's election victory, and the Kremlin shrugged off concerns that a Democratic-controlled House would increase pressure on Russia.

Police were apparently advised that the suspect was a Middle Eastern man in his early 20s with a beard and wearing all black clothing. Dozens of police cars and emergency service vehicles were spotted at the scene in Thousand Oaks around 11.20pm local time on Wednesday.

Newcomer Ayanna Pressley of MA who ousted a 10-term incumbent in the primary will become the first black congresswoman from MA. Pressley was the first black woman to serve on Boston's city council and made history again after defeating the 10-term incumbent Michael Capuano in the primary.

If Mr Whitaker chose to fire Mr Mueller, he would need to inform the special counsel in writing of the specific reason for his termination. The replacement raises questions about the future of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between Russian Federation and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and obstruction of justice.

At pretrial hearings leading to the trial, heavily armed federal officers and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolled outside. The Mexican drug lord is accused of running the world's most powerful drug cartel. Arely Gómez González, Mexico's attorney general at the time , said the search drew few valuable clues until Guzman reached out to actors and producers and began planning a movie about his life.

The ministry said at a CIIE press conference that the number of companies from Belt and Road countries accounts for almost one third of all firms attending the expo. The American president has this year targeted allies and adversaries alike, threatening tariffs on all of China's exports, proposing levies on European car-makers and saying he could leave the WTO, which he has described as "unfair".

The Russian diplomat says the sanctions go against global law and practices, and that the USA government's "policies of issuing an ultimatum and making unilateral moves are unacceptable these days". Iran can only use this money for humanitarian trade or bilateral non-sanctioned goods, the Secretary of State asserted. Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with US crude futures sliding to an eight-month low, a day after Washington granted sanction waivers to top buyers of Iranian oil and as Iran said ...

In the video, the kidnappers force several of the young male students to give their names and the names of their parents. Men who identified themselves as the kidnappers told the children of the conditions for their release. Anglophone secessionists have imposed curfews and closed schools as part of their protest against Biya's French-speaking government and its perceived marginalisation of the English-speaking minority, although they had never kidnapped children before.

In North Texas, early voting results had O'Rourke with a strong lead in Dallas County with 65.7% compared to Cruz's 33.68%. Cody Fenwick is a reporter and editor. "It's the time for choosing". We know that the hard-left right now, they're angry. "They're filled with rage and hatred for the president". He raked in donations from across the country and even set a new record for Senate campaign fundraising by collecting more than US$38 million in the three-month period from July through ...

The words signal a hardening of tone towards Saudi Arabia, which London has assisted in its more than three-and-a-half year campaign against the Houthi rebels, providing intelligence and continuing to supply Riyadh with warplanes and weapons.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh walks along the hallways of the Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. President Donald Trump on Saturday launched an attack on all of the women who came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct and substance abuse against Justice Brett Kavanaugh .

The wounded service member is undergoing medical treatment and is in stable condition. Mileski replaced Taylor on the Utah Transit Authority Board of Trustees, another post Taylor had held, when he deployed to Afghanistan. A week ago, Taylor urged Americans to vote in Tuesday's congressional elections, saying he hoped "whether the Republicans or the Democrats win, that we all remember that we have far more as Americans that unites us than divides us".

Voters in Ohio should also be prepared to provide ID. As of Friday afternoon, state numbers show returned ballots are about 96 percent of the way to the 2014 totals . Though still outnumbered by more than 2 to 1 in terms of registered voters, county Democrats appear be making some strides in pushing turnout. "There's been a really big push", he said.

The US sanctions on Iran's petroleum sector are scheduled to go into effect Monday. "It can't handle oil in any serious volume", said Henry Rome, a specialist on Iran sanctions for the Washington-based Eurasia Group consultancy. Trump was, of course, referring to reimposing sanctions against Iran that had been lifted as part of an Obama-era nuclear agreement. The threat of sanctions has seen the Iranian rial plummet and business owners have said they are afraid of what they will do to the ...

Trump, in a tweet after their discussion, said he planned for the two leaders to meet at the G20 summit in Argentina later this month. China has been hurt over the past months and is having a "hard time" due to strong steps taken by the United States against it over trade, USA president Donald Trump has claimed .

A security guard of Sami ul Haq also has sustained serious injury, the report said. The number of attackers involved also remained unclear. "They first started hitting Sami ul-Haq with knives and daggers and then shot him dead", he said. He added that the West never gave the Taliban a chance to implement its system. A prominent Pakistani religious scholar and the leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islami Sami party Maulana Samiul Haq has been assassinated.

A security official confirmed the attack in the central province of Minya, adding that there were "dead and wounded". No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Church spokesman Bouls Halim said the death toll in Friday's attack was expected to rise. The military offensive - Dubbed "Sinai 2018" - has killed more than 450 jihadists, while about 30 Egyptian soldiers have been killed during this year's operation.

She has been acquitted. Pakistan's bishops have cautioned Christians to show restraint in celebrating the verdict to avoid coming under attack. "They all three deserve to be killed", TLP co-founder Muhammad Afzal Qadri told a protest in Lahore.